Used model kits in Hobart typically sell for A$15 to A$155 (about $11 to $110). Unbuilt kits are the collectable item; once built, value depends entirely on the quality of the work.
Selling model kits in Hobart
Hobart is the country’s second-oldest city and the coldest of its capitals, with a great deal of genuinely old housing stock still standing below the mountain. It is the departure point for Antarctic expeditions and has a strong arts and market culture, and both of those put unusual things into circulation.
Antarctic and research programmes rotate people through on fixed contracts, and the colonial-era housing stock turns over with genuinely old contents. Winter here is long and cold, so warm clothing and heating-adjacent goods move seasonally.
The city is built on hills and the older streets are narrow and steep, so access matters more here than the short distances suggest. The waterfront and the centre are the easy places to meet; anything up the slope needs a conversation about parking.
Measure the stairwell and the doorway, not just the item. A great deal of housing here is old, steep and narrow, and that is the commonest reason a furniture collection falls through in this city.
Handing it over in Hobart
Australia’s second-hand market is strongly local and strongly seasonal, with most activity concentrated in the eastern capitals and buyers who expect to collect. Around Battery Point, North Hobart and Sandy Bay are where this sort of thing tends to change hands.
Sell your Model Kits in Hobart
Listing is free and there is no commission and no buyer fee, so the price you agree is the price you keep. Most listings take about a minute to put up.
What model kits are worth
What lifts the price
- Complete with decals, instructions and parts
- Decals still supple and unyellowed
What pulls it down
- Started or part-built kits
- Missing sprues and instructions
Working out what yours is worth
- Confirm every sprue is present and still bagged
- Note the kit number and scale
Getting it ready
- Count the sprues against the instruction sheet, and look for any part that has been cut off.
- Keep the instructions with the kit. A sealed kit without instructions is worth noticeably less than one with.
Photograph
- The box art straight on, filling the frame
- The decal sheet flat, close enough to see whether it has yellowed
Put in the description
- Manufacturer, kit number and subject
- Whether sealed, opened but complete, started, or part-built
Manufacturer, subject and scale: “Tamiya 1:35 Sherman Tank, Sealed” or “Airfix Spitfire 1:72, Started, Decals Intact”. Scale is a hard filter for modellers, and the word sealed carries a real premium — so it must be true.
Listing is free and there is no selling fee, so the whole amount the buyer pays stays with you. You and the buyer agree the handover between yourselves.
Same region (Tasmania)
Common questions
Where can I sell model kits in Hobart?
List it free and agree the handover with the buyer between you. The city is built on hills and the older streets are narrow and steep, so access matters more here than the short distances suggest. The waterfront and the centre are the easy places to meet; anything up the slope needs a conversation about parking.
Have any parts been removed from the sprue?
Check each sprue and say. A started kit still sells well to modellers who wanted a spares donor — but only when it is described as started.
How much are model kits worth in Hobart?
Most used model kits change hands for A$15 to A$155 (about $11 to $110). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling model kits across Australia, what model kits are worth, everything second hand in Hobart, or Toys & Games in Hobart.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.